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About Dhandauri Village

Dhandauri is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 249 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandauri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144102
Area (hectares) 136.38 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 249
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhandauri is the 107th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 136.38 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhandauri

Dhandauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhandauri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandauri from other places

Dhandauri lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhandauri
Nearest railway station Goraya 2.9 km
Nearest town Phillaur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Dhandauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhandauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandauri village had a population of 504. That makes it the 107th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Dhandauri village has 249 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandauri has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhandauri is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandauri covers 136.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandauri falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandauri is Goraya, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandauri.

Dhandauri is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandauri is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 2.9 km away. Phillaur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandaur (under 2 km), Johal (9.3 km) and Kot Khurd (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhandauri today is likely to be higher.

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